----- Original Message -----
From: "Amith" <amith@multitech.co.in>
To: "Newbies" <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 6:46 PM
Subject: TASK_STOPPED.
> Hi all,
>
> in init_module, i do the following.
> struct task_struct *temp;
>
> temp = get_current();
>
> now, i got through - temp->next_task till i find a process
whose comm[16] element is
> "tester" and tester is : (already running)
>
> if(strcmp(temp->comm,"tester")==0)
> {
> temp->state = TASK_STOPPED;
> }
Are you sure, statement temp->state = TASK_STOPPED is executed. Put one
printk there and check.
Regards
Mohanlal
>
>
> /* tester.c */
>
> main()
>
> int counter=0;
> while(1) {
>
> printf(" counter = %d\n",counter++)
> }
> }
>
> gcc tester.c -o tester
> #./tester
>
> Now i set temp->state = TASK_STOPPED. And was expecting
"tester" to stop.
> My assumptions went wrong, "tester" never stopped.Why ?
>
> regards,
> Amith
>
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